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 * openHAB, the open Home Automation Bus.
 * Copyright (C) 2011, openHAB.org <admin@openhab.org>
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package org.openhab.io.console;

/**
 * This interface must be implemented by consoles which want to use the 
 * {@link ConsoleInterpreter}.
 * It allows basic output commands.
 * 
 * @author Kai Kreuzer
 * @since 0.4.0
 *
 */
public interface Console {

	public void print(String s);
	
	public void println(String s);
	
	/** usage output is treated differently from other output as it might
	 * differ between different kinds of consoles
	 * 
	 * @param s the main usage string (console independent)
	 */
	public void printUsage(String s);
}
